The 4G system has been built using Huawei’s Time Division (TD) LTE application.
The company stated the service marks the first TD LTE 3.5GHz deployment in the world and the first commercial 4G deployment in the UK.
The network will initially cover the Southbank and Borough areas of Southwark and UKB intends to work with partners to offer commercial services from May 2012 to businesses, consumers and the public sector.
The network will use UKB’s 124MHz of spectrum in LTE bands 3.5GHz and 3.6GHz.
The company said this will allow the deployment of 6 x 20MHz wide channels that will enable UKB to deliver LTE advanced speeds and enough capacity across the network to deliver enhanced broadband speeds to users.
The first devices, jointly developed by UKB and Huawei, include indoor and outdoor units that provide high-speed wireless broadband to homes and businesses within the coverage area.
That will be followed by multi-mode mobile devices supporting TD-LTE, FD-LTE and 3G from September 2012, the company stated.
